CENTRAL HARDWARE CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD et al. (1972)

CENTRAL HARDWARE CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD et al.
	Term: 1971
Important Dates
	Argued: April 18, 1972
	Decided: June 22, 1972
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
	William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall

CENTRAL HARDWARE CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 22, 1972. The case was argued before the court on April 18, 1972.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: right to organize
Petitioner: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: National Labor Relations Board, or regional office or officer
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 407 U.S. 539
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Lewis Powell

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.